"Piorokrat" <piorokrat@autograf.pl> wrote in message
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> news:zlHUa.24826$zd4.17387@lakeread02...
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> > "la n." <nilita2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:bfvcj5$j6unr$1@ID-138339.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > >
> > > "Nunya" <yah@right.com> wrote in message
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> > *snipped for brevity*
> > >
> > >
> > > I love a good theological debate too, and that's why
> > > I added Uncle Davey's fan group to the issue and why
> > > I've put it on again.
> >
> > Thanks, hopefully my server won't gripe again!
> >
> > >
> > > I'm guessing, Shell, that your server doesn't carry
> > > alt.fan.uncle-davey, as your response to him didn't
> > > include alt.fan.uncle-davey.
> >
> > Unfortunately true. I tried posting it as was but my server complained.
> So
> > I deleted that group figuring it would make it there through responses.
:)
>
> It's come through loud and clear now.
>
> >
> > >
> > > Uncle Davey is an extremely intelligent individual who
> > > can discourse on a number of topics, kind of like that
> > > woman in the U.S. - "Von Savant" or somesuch, who
> > > writes - or used to write - a column in a magazine
> > > answering people's questions, or giving her perspective,
> > > on a number of issues.
> >
> > Wonderful! It should be some very interesting discourse then. :) I
grew
> up
> > xian and have studied theology for about 20 years. Several years ago I
> > finally found my own path in Celtic paganism (came "out of the broom
> closet"
> > about 2 years ago). I find fundamentalists of any religion to be either
> > scary or hilarious depending on how extreme they get, so enjoy being
able
> to
> > have rational, logical debate regarding diety and religion. It's almost
> > funny the responses you can get just wearing a pentacle to a grocery
> store.
> > :D
> >
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> But the pentacle is a symbol used by satanists, so you can hardly expect
> people to be best pleased.
Eh, somewhat accurate. They use an inverted pentacle (point down). And the
meanings ascribed to it are very different.
>
>
> > >
> > > So, Uncle Davey, if you would like to respond to
> > > "Nunya's" comments, I'm sure this poster would
> > > be amenable to continuing this interesting discussion ... :)
> >
> > Yep, who cares if it's OT. It's still an interesting topic and some
> readers
> > may learn new things. :)
> >
> > -Shell
>
> So, when you talk about 'celtic paganism' how do you square that with your
> polytheist expressions in your earlier post? Druidism at least in Ancient
> Britain was all monotheistic.
Which tribe of the Celts? And please cite a scholar referring to the Druids
in Ancient Britain being monotheistic (not being argumentative, I just
honestly have not read that theory and would be interested). The Druids of
many tribes did believe in an All, or Life Force, to which even the gods
answered. However, there have been found over 300 names for the various
dieties in the overall Celtic pantheon. Some appear to have been local
dieties. The Celts were a very widespread and diverse people. 5 major
tribes with their own sub-cultures. The Druids themselves were what would
best be described as the "educated" class. They were the priests, doctors,
and lawyers of the tribes. Their functions were not solely religious. In
ancient times there did not appear to be the differentiation between
religion and way-of-life that there is now. Their spirituality was part of
their everyday lives. I do wish the Celts had had more of a written
society, unfortunately they appeared to follow oral tradition. So what
information we do have is incomplete. Studying the Celts is a serious
endeavor into archealogy, anthropology, and mythology.
-Shell
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> Uncle Davey
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